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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago

No worries, I've told my fair share of compete flops, many of them in front of everyone at work. ๐Ÿ˜†

I think the phrase we're looking for is panem et circenses; bread and circus. That's the delicate balance the powers that be are using to keep the general populace complacent. Any developed society is three meals away from collapse, but when we have a steady supply of junk food and Netflix binges coming our way, we're just too comfortable to care.